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AirlinesPolish Aviation Group (Lot Airlines) purchases Condor
An European aeronautical group founded with Germany and Poland as key markets
The commercial operation was announced today by PGL (Polish Aviation Group), owner of LOT Polish Airlines: thanks to a bridge-loan provided by the public bank of Frankfurt am Main, KfW, and guaranteed... more
AirlinesAlitalia: in 2019 passenger revenues increased and long-haul travellers
Results about On-time performance certified by a company
Alitalia closed the year 2019 with an increase both in passenger revenues (+1.7 per cent) and in number of long-haul travellers (+4.7 per cent). The year was also marked by the positive on-time performance... more
AirlinesQatar Airways to expand from Oslo Airport
From the end of March
Qatar Airways increases its capacity from Norway. From the end of March, the company will introduce four new weekly departures to Doha from Norway’s main airport; this means that the carrier will double t... more
AirlinesCALC orders 40 new A-321neo aircraft
Its accumulative order book with Airbus now stands at 252 airplanes- DATA SHEET
CALC announce that it has ordered 40 new A-321neo aircraft. Following this new order, CALC’s accumulative order book with Airbus now stands at 252 airplanes, making CALC the 7th largest lessor customer f... more
AirlinesUnited Kingdom: response to EU complaint to rescue Flybe
Today discussion in the House of Commons on the operation, suspected state aid
The British government's response came following a complaint filed to the European Union by several companies including British Airways and Irish Air Lingus regarding the rescue operation of the local... more
AirlinesCalc welcomes its B-787 Dreamliner aircraft
It received its first batch of two units
Calc announces that it has successfully received its first batch of two B-787 Dreamliner passenger jets directly purchased from the US company.The arrival of the B-787 Dreamliner passenger jets marks a... more
AirlinesAlitalia: special measures due to the air traffic controllers strikes of today
For four hours -ATTACHMENT
Some Italian trade unions have confirmed for today Tuesday 14 January a 4-hour air traffic controllers strike from 1 pm to 5 pm. The airline was therefore forced to cancel some domestic and international... more
AirlinesSpirit Airlines finalises order for 100 A-320neo aircraft
In October signed and announced a MoU - DATA SHEET
US-based Spirit Airlines has finalised a purchase agreement with Airbus for 100 A-320neo Family aircraft. In October, the two parties had signed and announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for the... more
AirlinesLufthansa Group plans more than 4,500 new hires
In its home markets for 2020
This year the Lufthansa Group will be hiring more than 4,500 new employees in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as things stand in present; among them 3,000 hires will take place in Germany. This involves... more
AirlinesLOT arrives at Washington International with flights to Warsaw
Service begins June 2020 with three weekly connections
Washington-Dulles International Airport announced Monday that LOT Polish Airlines, the flag carrier of Poland, will begin non-stop service between Warsaw’s "Frederic Chopin Airport" and Dulles International o... more
AirlinesPhoto. Air Caraïbes receives first A-350/1000 aircraft
The model has a configuration in three classes (429 seats)
Photo. Air Caraïbes (a member airline of Groupe Dubreuil) has taken delivery of its first A-350/1000, the largest member of Airbus’ new-generation A-350 XWB Family, making it one of the first French op... more
AirlinesAlitalia (2). Possible EU survey of EUR 400 million loan
"We received the first complaints"
New sources of tension for Alitalia from the EU front: "there are risks of opening a second investigation in the wake of the new EUR 400 million loan". This is mentioned by Margrethe Vestager, vice-president... more
AirlinesAlitalia hearing: the position of the Italian unions
Compacts on State participation, rescue loan and redundancies
The hearings of the Transport Commission have just taken place, as part of the examination of the decree on "Urgent measures to ensure the continuity of the service performed by Alitalia in extraordinary... more
AirlinesAir France-KLM accelerates its aircraft fleet renewal
And orders an additional 10 A-350/900s for AF
The Air France and Air France-KLM Boards of Directors have reached a decision concerning the replacement of Air France’s A-380s and approved an order of 10 A-350/900 airplanes. With this decision, the G... more
AirlinesChilean airline orders ten A-321XLR aircraft
To expand its international footprint -DATA SHEET
SKY, a Chilean-based ultra-low-cost carrier, has signed a Purchase Agreement with Airbus for 10 A-321XLRs. The airline will expand its international route network with the new aircraft.The A-321XLR is... more
AirlinesAir Italy signs codeshare agreement
Effective today
Short. Air Italy and Oman Air announce that they have entered into a code-share partnership to offer customers enhanced connectivity between the Sultanate of Oman and seven major destinations in Italy,... more
AirlinesAlitalia signs code-share agreement with Azul Brazilian Airlines
To/from São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro airports
Alitalia has signed a code-share agreement with Azul Brazilian Airlines, the largest airline in Brazil by number of cities served. As part of this agreement, customers can conveniently connect to Azul’s d... more
AirlinesAlitalia: travellers +1.5% in November
It was the twenty-fifth consecutive month of growth on intercontinental routes
Alitalia reported a growth in passenger revenues and number of travellers carried in November.According to the preliminary figures of the eleventh month of this year, the Italian airline recorded 5 per... more
AirlinesAlitalia: today meeting between Commissioners and Italian Minister
The Lufthansa solution is among the most accredited hypotheses
While the sand of the Alitalia hourglass continues to fall, there are several solutions that the Government is studying for the former Italian national airline. One of these concerns Lufthansa: the German... more
AirlinesAircraft and transport. Alitalia: extraordinary plan for strikes today
Some national and international flights have been cancelled - ATTACHMENT
Some Italian trade unions have confirmed for today on Monday 25 November a 4-hour air traffic controllers strike from 1 pm to 5 pm, as well as a 4-hour strike in the aviation sector at the same times.... more
AirlinesAlitalia: two days to go before the binding offer expires
Italian Minister excludes extension, Lufthansa confirms its position
Two days to go before the deadline for submitting the binding offer for Alitalia expires and the consignment is still open as the industrial partner between Delta Airlines and Lufthansa has not yet been... more
AirlinesSouth Africa: strike puts the State carrier on its knees
Today meeting with the Minister of Public Enterprises
The South African Public Enterprises Minister will meet the South African Airways (SAA) carrier unions on strike for five days. The purpose of the meeting is to resolve the protests that caused the cancellation... more
AirlinesQantas to operate non-stop London-Sydney research flight
Almost 100 years to the day that the first London to Australia flight operated
Australia’s national carrier is preparing for its second ultra-long haul research flight, as part of scientific studies into minimising jetlag for passengers and improving crew wellbeing.The first research f... more
AirlinesAlitalia: punctuality in the first ten months of 2019
The airline is second in Europe, according to data certified by US company
With 82.1 per cent of flights landed on schedule, Alitalia confirms itself as the second most punctual airline in Europe in the first ten months of 2019. The result was certified by FlightStats, the US... more
AirlinesAlitalia: BoD of Lufthansa next Monday
Meeting a few days after the binding offer expires
The BoD of the Lufthansa company is scheduled next Monday, on November 18, in view of the deadline for the presentation of the binding offer in Alitalia.A few days ago a conference call was held between... more
AirlinesSouthwest Airlines (USA) accelerates B-737 aircraft checks
They will be completed by 2020
US low-cost carrier Southwest Airlines said it will increase and speed up checks on 38 aircraft purchased by several airlines after warnings from regulators to ground aircraft as they would not meet safety... more
AirlinesHong Kong: the national airline has reduced its profits
Cathay Pacific: "very difficult time for the protests"
The Hong Kong carrier Cathay Pacific has reduced its earnings forecasts due to protests lasting more than five months in the Chinese Special Administrative Region (see AVIONEWS).The carrier said that the... more
AirlinesTurkish Airlines: traffic results in October
And in the first ten months of the year 2019
Turkish Airlines, which has recently announced the passenger and cargo traffic results for October 2019, recorded 83.3% load factor in that month.According to the October 2019 traffic results:Total number... more
AirlinesCondor presents new summer 2020 routes
And plans to increase some of its existing frequencies
Condor expands its Summer flight schedule by two new destinations; in Montenegro and, for the first time, the Côte d'Azur. In addition, the carrier increases some of its existing frequencies to Greece,... more
AirlinesAlitalia: 10 days to go and Delta seems to be the favorite
Gianfranco Battisti (CEO FS): "we will choose the best solution in a secular way"
Delta would seem to be the favorite with Lufthansa to be part of the consortium: the German carrier is not willing to invest in capital, a fundamental condition for entering the "newco" and also confirmed... more